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FIS World Cup Halfpipe Qualification in NZ
Sat 06 September 08The 2008/2009 season of the LG FIS Snowboard World Cup kicked off in style today with a full field of the world's top snowboarders at Cardrona in New Zealand in the halfpipe Qualification
Anderson & Horgmo take the Oz Open Slopestyle
Fri 05 September 08The skies opened up for some beautiful blue bird conditions as riders pushed through an almost too-soft-to-handle Slopestyle course at the 2008 Swatch TTR 5Star Burton Australian Open Snowboarding Championships
Norwegians take FIS Slopestyle finals in NZ
Thu 04 September 08Fresh snowfall and varied visibility did little to dampen the level of riding at today’s LG Continental Cup Slopestyle finals at Cardrona Alpine Resort
Aguirre & Teter take Australian Open H-pipe crowns
Thu 04 September 08In conditions that were less than ideal for world class pipe riding, the competitors in the Swatch TTR 5Star Burton Australian Open Halfpipe certainly managed to bring it all together for an impressive finale
Australian Open 2008 day 1-3
Wed 03 September 08Day 2 saw the qualification for the mens & womens half-pipe, and the grey clouds gathered throughout the day & night creating some dodgy conditions for the slopestyle qualification on day 3
Watch the Australian Open LIVE
Wed 03 September 08There's a live webcast (and highlights if in N.Hemisphere and you like to sleep) on Go211.com
Testing weather at the Inaugural FIS slopestyle
Wed 03 September 08Bad weather and high winds challenged the competitors at today’s LG FIS Continental Cup Slopestyle at Cardrona Alpine Resort. The first event of its kind in Australasia, the competition attracted a broad field from 10 countries to Cardrona’s restructured slopestyle course
Chas Guldemond wraps up the Boost Sno Sho
Sun 31 August 08American snowboarder Chas Guldemond out-jumped a 30-strong international field to win the 2008 3Star Boost Mobile Sno Sho presented by Samsung at Perisher Blue last night. The rising American star upstaged his opponents in the fourth annual game show style event staged under lights with a stunning performance
The LG London Big Air
Sun 31 August 08The LG London Big Air will take place on Saturday 25th October 2008 at Battersea Power Station, on the banks of the River Thames in London, and will be the headline event of a fantastic new winter sports festival, Free Sports On 4 Freeze, which will run from 23rd to 26th October 2008 at Battersea Power Station.
Mammoth Terrain Parks To Get Major upgrades
Sat 30 August 08$750,000 in capital investments including improved grading and expansion of current terrain, new 'Adventure Zones', enhanced snowmaking and two brand-new Piston Bully 400 Park Bully Snowcats
Alyeska Resort lift upgrades for 2008/9
Sat 30 August 08Chairlift #3 is being replaced with a quad chair and Chairlift #7 gets a mid-way unloading point
Canadian Charles Reid wins the Stylewars
Thu 28 August 08The riding standard was beyond ridiculous, the course was softening in the hot sun and tricks were getting thrown that have never before been seen on snow down under
2010 Olympic Schedule Released
Thu 21 August 08Tickets go on sale on 3rd October and the snowboard events will be held between 15th and 27th February
Top riders head to Perisher Blue for the Oz Open
Thu 21 August 08Some of the biggest names in international snowboarding are making their way down under to the Burton Australian Open Snowboarding Championships, which will take place from September 1-5, 2008 at Perisher Blue resort in Australia
Oakley Stylewars 2008 days away
Tue 19 August 08Travis Rice, Janne Korpi, Antti Autti and many more top names are heading down under to Falls Creek for the first 4Star event on the Tour of the 2008/9 calendar which kicks off at the weekend
FIS events at Cardrona take shape
Mon 18 August 083rd-7th September will not only see the first ever FIS slopestyle event but also a WorldCup halfpipe comp, and many of the top names will be there
NZ Open halfpipe finale
Sat 02 August 08New Zealand’s biggest international snowboarding event saw a field of 40 men and 21 women to step up and compete for the overall title of Burton NZ Open champion at Snow Park NZ today
Slopestyle finals at the NZ Open
Fri 01 August 08It may have been a powder day in the rest of New Zealand but the attention was firmly focused on Snow Park NZ’s terrain for the slopestyle finals of the Burton NZ Open
Day 1 & 2 at the Burton NZ open
Thu 31 July 08Day 2 in some dodgy conditions held the slopestyle qualifiers, Day 1 it was the halfpipe qualifiers including 62 year old Dick Schulze
The Stash opens at the Remarkables, NZ
Mon 28 July 08Over 20 of Burton’s regional and international riders, including Keegan Valaika, Mikell Bang, Robett Hollis, Nick Brown, Juliane Bray and Shelly Gotlieb, came out to christen The Stash alongside the shredding public at Saturday’s grand opening event
Watch the NZ Open live
Mon 28 July 08Live Webcasts on Go211 will feature the men's and women's slopestyle and halfpipe semi-finals and finals taking place on July 31 through August 2, 2008 at Snowpark
TTR series kicks off next week in NZ
Tue 22 July 08dedicated snowboarders will soon be trekking down south for the first stop of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour's 08/09 season, the 5Star Burton New Zealand Open kicking off on July 29th 2008
Norfolk Locals Set the Pace on British Snow Tour
Tue 22 July 08The British Snow Tour made its final stop of the dryslopes series over the weekend, 19th & 20th July at Norfolk Ski Club for the Trespass British Snowboard & Skiercross Championships and Big Air Jam.
High Style at Chatham on the British Snow Tour
Mon 14 July 08Chatham's impressive slopestyle course, which included a monster 60ft rail, set the stage for over 80 of the UK's best freestylers who linked together an amazing assortment of technical rail and kicker combo's
Snowboarding’s elite make pilgrimage to NZ Open
Sat 12 July 08Brit Jenny Jones and a whole host of top names will compete in the sixth Burton New Zealand Open Snowboarding Championships which kicks off on July 29 at Snow Park NZ
